Santa Clara Superior Court — Department 5 (Hon. Frederick S. Chung): Civil Trial Procedures

High confidence· verified September 28, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 5 (Hon. Frederick S. Chung): Civil Trial Procedures, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara; linked from the court's page https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil-division/civil-trial-judges at https://santaclara.courts.ca.gov/system/files/civil/dept-5-ctj.pdf, fetched 2026-09-28.

Summary

Judge Frederick S. Chung's civil trial procedures for Department 5 (Downtown Superior Court): trial hours, the pretrial conference and required submissions, court reporters, motions in limine, jury instructions, jury selection and a neutral statement of the case, witnesses, exhibits, closing argument, jury deliberations and after trial, with the department's jury panel questionnaire.

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California > Sixth Appellate District > Santa Clara County > Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara > Department 5

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CIVIL TRIAL PROCEDURES FOR DEPARTMENT 5 Hon. Frederick S. Chung Your case has been assigned to Judge Frederick S. Chung in Department 5 of the Downtown Superior Courthouse (DTS) for trial. Trial is generally in session from 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Pretrial Conference The court has scheduled a pretrial conference for Monday at 9:00 a.m. Counsel or self-represented parties

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
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